British and German Forces Battle in Thermopylae Zone
Berlin reports say 160000 tons of ships sunk as German Panzer columns push toward Athens in Thermopylae sector. British E F clings to rear positions while Italian forces claim glory in Greece. London cautions of worst yet to come as Berlin, Cairo and Istanbul discuss potential strike on Turkish Straits.
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U S Supplies for Britain Lost at Sea
London dispatch reports a large shipment of American supplied items for Britain, including two for military attaches, sunk by war action at sea. The article notes a world’s largest powder plant opening in Arleston Indiana, ahead of schedule.
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Bandit Kills Self in Midtown Holdup After Shootout
In New York a trio of bandits robbed the New York Club at 59th Street and 7th Avenue. A woman and a traffic patrolman were shot, two bandits fled, one man died by suicide after a car crash on East 53rd Street, and Patrolman George Schuck was wounded in a running gun battle.
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Peace Prayers Asked Of Catholics by Pope
Pope Pius XII urged Catholics worldwide to pray for peace in a letter to Cardinal Luigi Maglione the papal secretary of state. He called for the month of May to be devoted to peace prayers marking the third appeal of his pontificate.
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Luigi Cardjina
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Postpone Hearing on Prices of Ohio Coal
The bituminous Coal Division postponed until June 9 a hearing on minimum prices for Ohio mined coal. Producers seek price increases up to 25 cents per ton.
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Washington
Welfare Bill Revived in Ohio Senate
In Columbus the Ohio Senate considers a $20 million bond issue to improve overcrowded welfare institutions. The plan hinges on state, county, and hospital fees and a state building authority, while the Supreme Court previously struck similar debt. Welfare Director Sherwood warns thousands may lack hospital space. The same session advances highway patrol, ballot eligibility, and mortgage foreclosure measures.
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War Today: Mackenzie Questions Balkan Adventure
In his column Dewitt Mackenzie critiques Britain's Balkan involvement in Greece and its Allied stance. He notes political motives, warns of world opinion implications, and argues Nazi oil shortages impact Germany's war effort and hint at strategy toward the Near East.
Morgenthau seeks tax boosts for defense boom
Secretary Morgenthau asked Congress for 3.5 billion dollars in new taxes to fuel greater defense production and curb non defense spending. He warned of a historic challenge and said Americans are ready to pay to preserve freedom. He suggested possible cuts of 1 billion in non defense items and eyed reductions in farm relief CCC and NYA programs.
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Good Neighbor Policy Made Permanent Says Speaker
Richard Pattee of the State Department outlines a permanent Good Neighbor Policy for the Western Hemisphere. He cites three core tenets and urges recognition of past U.S. aggression to build Latin American trust, as part of Ohio University Pan-American celebrations.
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Escaped convict with missing arm returns to prison
George Linn, 61, a former chicken thief who fled London Prison Farm in September 1938, is back in custody with his left arm amputated after a fall under a freight train near Gallipolis. He had been at large two and a half years, later working on a farm near Zanesville before being recaptured by Sheriff Ed Redman of Muskingum County.
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Ed Redman
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Gallipolis
Zanesville
Students Face Action Over Peace Literature
Six Ohio State University students are to appear before the student court for possible disciplinary action tied to distributing handbills promoting a campus peace meeting sponsored by the Committee for Democracy in Education. The meeting was held in front of the university library.
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Ohio State University
Committee For Democracy In Education
Fuel Shortage Shuts Third Blast Furnace at Republic Steel
Republic Steel in Youngstown closed its third blast furnace and halted Bessemer steel production due to a fuel shortage. Coke batteries were suspended as the furnace shutdowns continued into Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Bessemer
WPA Strike Halts Cadiz Construction
WPA workers at Hopedale walked out stopping a waterworks project. About 120 men struck for a raise to 33 cents an hour, leaving streets torn up and delaying Cadiz construction.
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Cadiz
Hopedale
Draftees get ten day notice for induction centers
Columbus state officials announced an extension of the notice period for draftees. Called men will receive a ten day notice instead of five to report to induction centers, per national headquarters guidance. Major Carl G. Wahl described the change as allowing draftees time to clear up unfinished business.
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Selective Service
Carl G. Wahl
FDR Signs Bill Expanding Navy and Marine Corps Strength
President Roosevelt signed a law to raise the Navy enlisted limit from 191000 to 232000 and allow further expansion to 300000 in emergencies. The Marine Corps enlisted strength grows from 27497 to 46400 with an emergency cap of 60000.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Marine Corps
U S To Eat Heavier Beef In War Era Shift
Dr Oliver S William vice dean of agriculture at Oklahoma A M College predicts a shift from baby beef to heavier cattle in response to wartime needs. He notes U S sergeants favor heavy cattle as heavy cuts are cheaper to process in army kitchens and older animal beef spoils less. The study considers impacts of the American training program and German blockade on U S cattle production and markets.
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British Laborite Organ Pans Pre War Leaders
The Daily Herald says the Balkan campaign outcome was obvious from the start and condemns the prewar leadership as short-sighted and self-satisfied. It argues the nation bears a handicap from the years immediately preceding the war.
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Balkan
Australian Transport Arrives in Singapore
A transport ship arrived in Singapore bringing reinforcements for the Australian imperial force. The main body reached the British Far Eastern stronghold on February 18.
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Physicist Leaves Estate in Cleveland
An estate of $198,963 was left by Dr. Clayton C. Miller, physicist at Case School of Applied Science, who died February 22, an inventory filed in probate court shows.
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Clayton C. Miller
Case School of Applied Science
War Concerns U S Wickard Tells Farmers
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard urged farmers in a New England and Middle Atlantic gathering to boost output of meats poultry and dairy to aid Britain and other nations resisting the Axis powers. He warned that appeasement and delay hurt democracies and urged action to keep the United States strong as a world power.
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Navy Ready To Form Convoys Says Admiral
Rear Admiral John Downes, commandant of the Ninth U.S. Naval District, said the Navy is ready to convoy American ships to Great Britain when President Roosevelt orders. He spoke to a meeting of building and loan men and urged guarantees for safe arrival of supplies.
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Great Britain
Roosevelt
John Downes
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Britain
Ohio Road Construction Progress Report Promises Earlier Finish
State Highway Director Hal G. Sours announced the current road program is farther advanced than in the past three years. He aims for an early completion and said the summer surface treating project would begin as weather allows.
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Hal G. Sours
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LaGuardia Signals Navy to Patrol North Atlantic Halfway to Europe
Washington reports a planned broad North Atlantic security patrol half way to Europe as part of a hemispheric defense shift. Mayor LaGuardia, chairing the U S Canadian defense board, says offshore defense would cover three hours by air from each coast.
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Hitler
Parley Deadlocked as Coal Mine Shutdown Defers Defense Output
Negotiators say talks between southern and northern coal operators and the United Mine Workers are deadlocked. The dispute was referred to the National Defense Mediation Board and blamed for drastic cuts in ammonia, steel, wool, textiles and other defense goods. Multiple plants face closures and production delays threaten defense programs and wartime logistics.
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RAF bomb hits key power station in Germany
RAF bombers scored direct hits on an important power station at Ibenburen in Northwest Germany in daylight yesterday, signaling a costly raid. The attack disrupted facilities and demonstrated the raid force's precision in targeting critical infrastructure.
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